This is a story of a two-year-old boy who discovers he has the capacity to have an impact on other people. He has the help of his dad and his color crayons, and his powers of observation. He starts by watching the seasons of an apple tree in his front yard and documenting it by making pictures with his crayons. He decided to add a creative effect by coloring one apple in his picture purple. When the apples ripen on the real tree, he discovers that one is purple! His dad explains that he creates magic with his many colors. So when he sees one of his friends at daycare looking sad, he decides to use his color magic and draws a happy picture of her and presents it to her. She smiles. The book has hand-crafted line art illustrations that are electronically colored. Nathaniel is the author's great nephew, the son of his nephew. He does live in the house and the town depicted iun the book, and there is an apple tree in his front yeard. His dad built him a bed identical to the one depicted in the book. This book was originally intended as a gift for Nate. The story is fictional. And the animals depicted are fictional. And they were not harmed in the making of this book.
Donn Poll is a writer and artist and business partner in A3D Impressions publishing. Donn has a bachelor's degree (cum laude) in journalism and design. His early work experience was in the newspaper business - he edited at a small daily and co-owned a small town weekly. He then spent 20 years managing a marketing agency providing communication services to Fortune 500 clients in Minneapolis. His firm won numerous awards from the Public Relations Society of America, the Advertising Federation, Women in Business and other professional organizations. Donn later worked on the executive level in the nonprofit sector. He is currently writing and editing with his publishing business partners as well as providing graphic production and art direction. A3D Impressions, with offices in Minneapolis and Tucson, is an author services publishing firm that has published nine titles in its first year of business. After years of dabbling in acrylic painting and drawing, he has taken up oil painting (donnpollpainting.com) and is illustrating a children's book and a social satire, both to be published in early 2020.
